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Dictionary: fill·ing   (fĭl'ĭng) pronunciation
n.
  1. An act or instance of filling.
  2. Something used to fill a space, cavity, or container: a gold filling in a tooth.
  3. An edible mixture used to fill pastries, sandwiches, or cakes: a pie filling. See Regional Note at frosting.
  4. The horizontal threads that cross the warp in weaving; weft.

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Dental Dictionary: filling
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A material used to fill a space. (Objectionable as a synonym for restoration.) See also restoration.

Architecture: filling
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1. The application of a filler to fill cracks, dents, and other surface imperfections.
2. Same as infilling.


Word Tutor: filling
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth.Making full; v. - Supplying to the fullest or the utmost.

pronunciation Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. . . . The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one. — Benjamin Franklin

Tutor's tip: After "filing" (arranging in sequence) the papers and eating a "filling" (satisfying) lunch, they finished "filing" (scraping material with a file) the edge of the cabinet and "filling" (closing up) the holes with glue.

Wikipedia: Filling (cooking)
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Dumpling fillings - Minced Pork, Crab Meat and Chicken Feet Jelly

Filling is a food mixture used to fill pastry, sandwiches and some other types of dishes, a process referred to as stuffing.


Translations: Filling
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fyld, det at fylde, indlæg
adj. - mættende, som mætter godt

idioms:

  • filling station    benzintank, tankstation

Nederlands (Dutch)
machtig (eten), vullend, vulling, (af)stiksel

Français (French)
n. - garniture, plombage, obturation
adj. - lourd, bourratif

idioms:

  • filling station    station-service

Deutsch (German)
n. - Füllung, Plombe
adj. - sättigend

idioms:

  • filling station    Tankstelle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γέμιση, γόμωση, πληρότητα, πλήρωση, σφράγισμα δοντιού, υλικό πλήρωσης
adj. - χορταστικός

idioms:

  • filling station    πρατήριο καυσίμων (κν. βενζινάδικο)

Italiano (Italian)
otturazione, ripieno, imbottitura, pesante

idioms:

  • filling station    stazione di rifornimento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - obturação (f) (Odont.), recheio (m) (de comida)
adj. - que satisfaz (diz-se de comida)

idioms:

  • filling station    posto (m) de gasolina

Русский (Russian)
пломбирование зубов, пломба, наполнение, наполнитель, заправка горючим, начинка, фарш, уток

idioms:

  • filling station    бензозаправочная станция

Español (Spanish)
n. - empaste, relleno, mecha, taco
adj. - fuerte, pesado, sustancioso, que llena (comida)

idioms:

  • filling station    gasolinera, estación de servicio (de gasolina)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fyllande, fyllnad, inslag
adj. - mättande, fyllnads-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
充填物, 填土, 填料, 填料的

idioms:

  • filling station    汽车加油站

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 充填物, 填土, 填料
adj. - 填料的

idioms:

  • filling station    汽車加油站

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 채우는 것, 충전물, 충전
adj. - 배부른

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 詰め物, 中身, 満たすこと

idioms:

  • filling station    ガソリンスタンド

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ملء , تعبئه , حشوة الضرس, أو السندويشه (صفه) تعبئه , للتعبئه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סתימה, מלית, מילוי‬
adj. - ‮של מילוי‬


 
 

 

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